Welcome to a new era in Hurtwood Theatre: make way for Rob Holt, fresh from the BRIT School and ready for the challenges of a new stage and a whole bunch of Hurtwood talent. Wisely choosing not to challenge the Titans (Mike, Andy, Clive, Doug) who have preceded him in directing the iconic Christmas musical, get ready the stage – or should I say ring? - for Pippin.  A little-known ‘concept piece’ from the early 1970s, it explores the array of life-choices on what sounds like a kind of Homeric...

The mulled wine is warming by the fire (non-alcoholic – sorry kids!), and there’s a huge pile of sugar-dusted mince pies and gingerbread men in Cosmo’s office. It must be the Muse Christmas poetry shindig! Every year, our Muse poetry event marks a sort of unofficial start to Christmas, and gives Cosmo the heave-hohoho needed to get the chimney swept and the logs crackling. Firstly, a HUGE thank you to everyone who turned up in such a tightly packed lunchtime slot. Thanks also to the amazing...

It’s back and braver than ever: Series 2 of ground-breaking BBC comedy Such Brave Girls has lost none of its power to shock, rock and...